Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:16:31 +0000 From: "Siraj Shaikh" <siraj.shaikh@gmail.com> To: "KAYVEN RIESE" <kayve@sfsu.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting X - was Re: Vista / FreeBSD dual boot Message-ID: <3b2ddd940801301216r1c61ff1l6df7d0b52e503f47@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOC.4.64.0801301204200.25042@libra.sfsu.edu> References: <3b2ddd940801281410o77b87c2ajbfbee2f5f276b934@mail.gmail.com> <3b2ddd940801290856r5be3825bq36132618ceb82921@mail.gmail.com> <20080129150419.I92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801291217j668bccfbsde8c3259c79cd06b@mail.gmail.com> <3b2ddd940801291354q2926d2b0q753f5f449d3b92eb@mail.gmail.com> <20080129183439.X92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801300108o21f51f23sf82185f4f2f8ea5@mail.gmail.com> <20080130120639.S45734@pemaquid.safeport.com> <3b2ddd940801301159i4173d36ag74b1d0f0955742d5@mail.gmail.com> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0801301204200.25042@libra.sfsu.edu>
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On 30/01/2008, KAYVEN RIESE <kayve@sfsu.edu> wrote: > > > On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > On 30/01/2008, doug@safeport.com <doug@safeport.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > >>> On 29/01/2008, doug <doug@fledge.watson.org> wrote: > >>>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > >>>>> On 29/01/2008, Siraj Shaikh <siraj.shaikh@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>> On 29/01/2008, doug <doug@fledge.watson.org> wrote: > >>>>>>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > >>>>>>> > > > > Just to repeat. I installed FreeBSD 6.3, its a new Toshiba notebook. I > > chose to install X Windows during sysinstall. The very first time I > > ran startx it didnt work. Then I did the "Xorg -configure" and tried > > again, and still doesnt work. Please help !!!! > > startx is lame. most ppl apparently use either KDE or gnome. i used > to use xfce4 that was started with the command "starxfce4" but i ended > up being pursuaded out of it because i couldn't do flash and multimedia > plugins. have you tried running the following command at the > root prompt: > > #pkg_add -r gnome2 > > i think that is what i used. > > here is a webpage for gnome: > > http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/notes/en/ > > have you familiarized yourself with the freeBSD pkg_add pkg_delete > and ports systems /usr/ports ? the -r directive means that it goes > out to the web to find things to install and at the same time installs > it. really easy. for the ports system > > http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html > > you merely figure out what port you want.. do a command something > like (as root) > > #cd /usr/ports/path/to/a/kewl/app > > and then > > #make install clean > > the ports system figures out all the dependencies.. also there is a > kewl thing called "portsnap" that updates the ports directories > Do I need to get Xorg working first? before I deploy gnome2? I do plan to install gnome 2 -certainly at some stage - would that solve my problems? I am a bit confused now....please help! I thought gnome 2 wouldnt work if I dont get xorg to work.
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